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Chancellor's Associates Scholars Program
e-Newsletter | September 2021
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Campus Community Centers & More
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Greetings,
Welcome! We hope this summer has been one filled with rest and recovery. Although there's still a bit of summer time left, we are excited for our return to campus in the fall and can't wait to share our space with all of our scholars again!
Throughout these past 18 months, the UC San Diego community has worked on making our campus a safe space for all of our students, staff, and faculty, and it is because of your hard work that we are able to move forward with in-person courses and programming in a safe manner. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND PATIENCE!!
Welcome to the CASP 2021 cohort, and welcome back to our continuing CASP students! We hope you're ready to own the Fall 2021 quarter, because we are! Let's do this!
Make sure to read through this newsletter in its entirety for an opportunity to win one of our monthly giveaway prizes!
 In this issue you will find:
CASP EVENTS, REQUIREMENTS, AND INFORMATION:
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OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS:
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OPPORTUNITIES:
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DIGITAL RESOURCES:
(858) 534 - 8366
5th Floor Student Services Center, Suite #555
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| IMPORTANT SUMMER SESSION AND FALL QUARTER DATES |
Friday, September 3rd
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Summer Session II Instruction Ends |
Friday, September 3rd- Saturday, September 4th
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Summer Session II Final Exams | |
Monday, September 6th
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Labor Day Holiday. Offices will be closed, including the CASP Office.
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Monday, September 20th
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Quarter Begins |
Thursday, September 23rd
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Instruction Begins
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Monday, October 11th
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Indigenous Peoples' Day |
Friday, October 22nd
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Deadline to change grading options and/or change units |
Friday, October 22nd
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Deadline for all students to drop classes without "W" grade on Transcript
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Friday, November 5th |
Deadline for Undergraduate students to drop with "W" grade on Transcript
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Thursday, November 11th
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Veterans Day Holiday. All UCSD offices will be closed, including the CASP office.
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Thursday, November 25th - Friday, November 26th
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Thanksgiving Holiday. All UCSD offices will be closed, including the CASP Office.
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Monday, November 29th |
Deadline for Graduate students to drop with "W" grade on Transcript
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Friday, December 3rd
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Last day of classes before finals
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Saturday, December 4th - Saturday, December 11th
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Finals week |
Saturday, December 11th |
Quarter ends
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Thursday, December 16th |
Grades available on TritonLink
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Thursday, December 23rd, 2021 - Saturday, January 1st, 2022
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Winter Closing. All UCSD Office will be closed, including the CASP Office. |
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CASP EDS COURSE FOR INCOMING SCHOLARS (SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENT)
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Incoming CASP Students!
Just a reminder that you will need to register for the CASP EDS course - EDS 50 for 1st Year Students and EDS 150 for Transfers - as part of your scholarship requirements for Fall 2021. The course meets once a week for 50 minutes and should be taken pass/no pass. Here are the sections that still have seats available:
EDS 50 (1st Years)
Section
| Day | Time
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| 3:00 - 3:50 PM | | EDS 50 G00 | Wednesdays | 4:00 - 4:50 PM | | EDS 50 H00 | Monday | 10:00 - 10:50 AM
| | EDS 50 I00 | Wednesdays | 10:00 - 10:50 AM | | EDS 50 J00 | Fridays | 9:00 - 9:50 AM |
EDS 150 (Transfers)
| Section | Day | Time | | EDS 150 C00 | Mondays | 9:00 - 9:50 AM | | EDS 150 D00 | Wednesdays | 5:00 - 5:50 PM | | EDS 150 E00 | Thursdays | 12:00 - 12:50 PM | | EDS 150 F00 | Fridays | 10:00 - 10:50 AM | | EDS 150 G00 | Mondays | 5:00 - 5:50 PM | | EDS 150 H00 | Tuesdays | 4:00 -4:50 PM | | EDS 150 I00 | Fridays | 2:00 - 2:50 PM |
For any questions, please contact the CASP team at casp@ucsd.edu.
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| CASP COVID-19 WEB PAGE |
The Chancellor's Associates Scholars Program has developed a web page which includes Campus Information and Resources such as COVID-19 updates and remote learning resources.
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| CALCOAST CORNER - FINANCIAL RESOURCES |
Thank you to our community partners at Cal Coast Credit Union for their support of CASP 101! Many thanks for providing financial wellness and financial literacy information and resources for our students, and our campus community.
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REMOTE PARENT SUPPORT GROUP
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Join us at the Women's Center for a discussion and an opportunity to connect with other UCSD remote working parents.
Working from home and parenting during the Coronavirus pandemic is extremely unfamiliar territory for us all, not to mention the difficulty balancing roles amid a variety of stressors. Parenting is never easy, but this is unprecedented. You are not alone!
This support group is in collaboration with the Women's Center and facilitated by Izabel Caetano Francy, LCSW, a Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) licensed clinician, who is also a full-time remote working parent.
Open to all Faculty and Staff parents of any age, partnered or single. Feel free to eat lunch or parent as needed during the discussion.
When: Wed Sep 1st 12:00pm - 1:00pm Zoom Link: https://uchealth.zoom.us/j/86957940529
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TRITON TRANSFERS UNITE!
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Join the Triton Transfer Hub to meet your Transfer Peer Coaches, other transfer students, and learn about campus resources!
When: September 21, 2021 @ 2:00 - 3:00 PM
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IT'S GETTING REAL...ADJUSTING TO THE QUARTER SYSTEM
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In partnership with the Teaching + Learning Commons, the Triton Transfer Hub invites you to learn about foundational time and stress management skills as you adjust to the 10-week quarter system.
When: September 22, 2021 @ 4:00 - 5:00 PM
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WORKING MOMS OF 0-5 YEAR-OLD GROUP
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Please join the Women's Center for a supportive discussion and an opportunity to connect with other UCSD remote working moms.
Working from home and parenting during the Coronavirus pandemic
is extremely unfamiliar territory for us all, not to mention the
difficulty balancing roles amid a variety of stressors. Parenting is
never easy, but this is unprecedented. You are not alone!
This support group is in collaboration with the Women's Center and
facilitated by Izabel Caetano Francy, LCSW, a Faculty and Staff
Assistance Program (FSAP) licensed clinician, who is also a full-time
remote working parent.
Open to all UC San Diego campus Faculty and Staff mothers of any age, partnered or single.
Feel free to eat lunch, nurse or be a mom during the discussion.
When: September 22nd, from 1:30 - 2:30 PM
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MAXIMIZE YOUR UCSD EXPERIENCE RESOURCE FAIR
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Join the Triton Transfer Hub and explore academic, social, and community involvement from various campus partners.
When: September 23, 2021 @ 2:00 - 4:00 PM
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PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY WITH UC SAN DIEGO ATHLETICS
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 The Athletic Corporate Sponsorship team is looking to hire a part-time intern for their team! Interested? Check out the description below and apply on UCSD Handshake!
Job Description:
·Seeking a self-starter who is interested in marketing and sales who is looking for an opportunity to connect and network with some of the most successful companies in the San Diego region.
Duties/Tasks:
·Assist with building and executing of the social media strategy designed to increase awareness of the Corporate Partnership program while adding value and increasing visibility for our current corporate partners.
·Responsible for creating "pitch decks" (power point program) to be used to sell the UC San Diego corporate partners program.
·Assist in creating sponsorship agreement forms.
·Create end-of-year reports that will be provided to all our corporate partners to provide them an ROI.
·Contacting potential corporate partners through the Sponsor United platform either vis email or telephone communication
·Manage the Corporate Partners page on athletics website
Job Location: RIMAC 4th Floor
Qualifications:
Must pay UCSD Student Services fees each quarter working.
Hours per week:
·15-20 hours per week
·Days and hours will be worked around your class schedule
Desired Start Date:
September 7, 2021 or upon your return to school for Fall 2021 Quarter This is applicable for mandatory trainings and/or a future start date.
Competencies:
·Proficient at Excel
·Ability to create power point presentations
·Good phone skills and a willingness to make cold calls
·Microsoft Word Good grasp of social meeting and marketing
·Good writing skills and have experience writing or working on annual reports
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Comcast will be staring off this school year by expanding eligibility for the Internet Essentials program to all Federal Pell Grant recipients across its service area. This expansion will allow nearly one million additional low-income students to benefit from Internet Essentials, Comcast's signature broadband adoption and digital equity initiative.
Starting August 23, 2021, students receiving a Federal Pell Grant, can use their Financial Aid Award Letter as proof of eligibility for Internet Essentials. Expanding Internet Essentials eligibility to include Federal Pell Grant recipients brings eligibility more fully in-line with the federal government's Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) eligibility, but is a permanent, structural change to the eligibility for the program.
So, students can rest assured that they will be able to either have Internet service for free under EBB or for a heavily discounted price of just $9.95/month.
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PACE FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION NOW OPEN
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The Undocumented Student services is now accepting applications for their PACE Fellowship. Deadline to submit an application is September 12, 2021.
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GEORGE MITCHELL SCHOLARSHIP
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George Mitchell Scholarship for graduate study in Ireland!
Interested in a 1-year postbac program in Ireland? Consider applying to this prestigious scholarship that sends future American leaders to the island of Ireland for a fully funded year of graduate study. We recommend students start putting together their applications 3-6 months ahead of the deadline to ensure a strong application. Students must be nominated by the Dean of Undergraduate Research Advancement, Dr. David Artis, to be considered.
If you're interested, make an appointment with Dr. Sophia Tsai (stsai@ucsd.edu) to learn more.
Deadline to be considered for nomination: September 14, 2021
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OUR'S FACULTY MENTOR PROGRAM
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Deadline to submit an application is September 26, 2021.
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STUDENT VETERAN RESOURCE CENTER IS HIRING!
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UCSD's Student Veteran Resource Center is hiring!
If you are interested in being a Transfer Student Success Liaison, a Peer Navigator, or Center Ops, please submit an application by October 15, 2021.
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STUDY ABROAD: FIRST STEPS
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Take Your First Steps!
Before meeting with an advisor, it is important that you learn the basics to studying abroad at UC San Diego.- Watch our First Steps' Quick Videos outlining how to study abroad at UC San Diego.
- When offered, you can also attend an in-person information session offered at the Study Abroad Office.
- Remember! It is important that you complete your First Steps before meeting with an advisor to help you gain an overview of study abroad at UC San Diego and make your advising appointment go smoothly.
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| INTERLINK WITH AIP |
As the Fall quarter approaches, the Academic Internship Program will continue to support students seeking remote internship and experiential learning opportunities.
- AIP Counselors and Peer Advisors are available for remote 1:1 advising
- AIP works with sites to identify and promote remote internships. Students can find some of these in the InternLink database, and can also meet with AIP to discuss strategies for connecting with remote opportunities.
- Eligible students of any major can enroll in AIP 97/197 to earn credit for remote internships this Fall, whether they find them through AIP or using other resources.
- Guidance regarding credit for in-person internships is ever-evolving, but students can connect with AIP to discuss options.
Students can always reach AIP via the VAC, or visit the AIP Advising page of our website for details on remote advising.
Qualcomm Institute Learning Academy:
Our campus partner, the Qualcomm Institute, is offering an exciting two-quarter program for students to learn about and engage in team-based, interdisciplinary research focused on addressing complex challenges. Students of any major can apply for the QI Learning Academy, and will earn credit through AIP. If AIP can help to support you in thinking about experiential learning opportunities this year, please do not hesitate to contact any of the AIP team, or reach out to at aipinfo@ucsd.edu.
Use InternLink to:
- search and apply for pre-approved academic internships
- create a Learning Agreement
- track internship hours and complete evaluations
- access forms and resources
To access InternLink, you must:
- be a current UC San Diego undergraduate
- have 90 units completed
- maintain at least a 2.5 UC GPA
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"HOW TO COLLEGE" PODCAST
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"How To College" is a podcast featuring resources and support for first generation high school, college students, and college graduates as well as their parents.
With more than 40 episodes, the podcast also features the experiences of undocumented students (with or without DACA). This includes conversations about navigating college while undocumented and the experience of adjusting one's immigration status.
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| WRITING HELP |
Need help with a writing project? Want to be sure you understand the assignment? Want to talk through your ideas or get a second opinion on whether your point is coming across clearly?
The Writing + Critical Expression Hub ("Writing Hub") can help!
Located in the Geisel Library, the Writing Hub offers every UC San Diego student free one-on-one help with any writing project-from cover letters to lab reports, research papers to grant proposals. Visit the Writing Hub to meet with a supportive, well-trained peer writing mentor who will help you gain perspective on what works and what can be improved in your writing.
Online writing support will be available Monday-Friday from 10am until 7:30pm through the Learning Common's Writing Hub. To make an appointment, go to click here
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| SEPTEMBER CASP SWAG! |
 This month, we'll be giving away five CASP backpacks and limited edition Fiat-Lux t-shirts (limited sizes available) to our newsletter readers! You must be a currently registered UCSD undergraduate student to win (open to all students, not just CASP!).
Send us an email to casp@ucsd.edu with with the subject line "CASP Newsletter Winner" that includes your name and PID and answer the following questions:
"What is the name of your undergrad college academic advising liaison?" (Hint: Check out our "Meet the Staff" page at https://casp.ucsd.edu/)
We'll send you a confirmation email letting you know if you're one of this month's contest winners and more information on how to claim your prize. Good luck!
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| UC SAN DIEGO - RETURN TO LEARN |
The Return to Learn Program is a voluntary student program that screens for active SARS-CoV-2 virus, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease. If you choose to participate, you will be helping potentially reduce the risks of COVID-19 outbreaks and making our UC San Diego community a healthier place.
In this initial phase, in May 2020, SARS-CoV-2 testing was be made available to resident undergraduate and graduate students currently residing on campus. Participation is voluntary, but all eligible students are encouraged to participate, and there will be no cost to the students who choose to participate.
The Return to Learn Program is for asymptomatic student volunteers only. If you are having COVID-19 symptoms (shortness of breath, cough, fever, chills, loss of smell or taste), please call Student Health Services at 858-534-3300. At this time UC San Diego is not able to accommodate students who do not reside in on-campus housing, nor families of students who may also live on campus. They hope to expand testing in the future so that we can accommodate many more groups.
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| QUIET STUDY ROOM RESERVATIONS |
Living on campus and looking for a quiet place to study?
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TRITON TOOLS & TIDBITS PODCAST
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The sudden shift to a remote learning environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic has forced UC San Diego students to adapt to new ways of learning and connecting away from the traditional campus setting.
Triton Tools & Tidbits is a podcast that is focused on discussing topics that will engage and enrich student life and education. Brought to you by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.
- How can we as a campus community support each other, and our students, to succeed in this unique environment?
- What tools do students need to succeed in an era of physical distancing?
- How can students maintain connectivity to their networks in a remote environment, sustaining a sense of community while in a non-traditional campus environment?
Every Thursday, Triton Tools and Tidbits seeks to answer these questions while highlighting resources available to students across Student Affairs units and the UC San Diego campus community.
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LAPTOP LOANER PROGRAM & COMPUTER LAB LOOKUP
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The Vice Chancellor Student Affairs office understands that computer access for students is vital as we navigate the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and we are working quickly to provide access to students who are in need. We have included two helpful resources below:
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MINDFULNESS AND COMPASSION SESSIONS
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UC San Diegos Center for Mindfulness and the T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion have joined forces with the Compassion Institute to provide daily streams and recordings of mindfulness and compassion sessions, offering resources and online support.
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| COVID-19 NURSE LINE |
UC San Diego Health launched a COVID-19 nurse line (800-926-8273) that connects patients to nurses dedicated to screening people with respiratory symptoms associated with the new coronavirus.
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COVID-19 RESOURCES FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS AND FAMILIES
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"My Undocumented Life," a web page with up-to-date information & resources for undocumented immigrants, have compiled a list of resources and news that can help undocumented and mixed-status families during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.
They will update this page frequently so be sure to bookmark it and share it with your networks!
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| UCSD RECREATION PRESENTS: THE PLAYGROUND |
 The Playground is a space where students and the UC San Diego community can get active, creative, meditative and stay fit through online classes, informative articles and virtual Rec programming.
Recreation Online will bring you to the vast library of prerecorded content from Rec trainers and instructors that can be accessed anytime. Recreation Live classes will be hosted via Zoom or Facebook/Instagram Live @UCSDrec. A schedule will be updated weekly which will show the date, time and platform where they can be accessed. Classes will be a mix of fitness, DIY and fine arts from Rec instructors like guitar and Capoeira.
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Albana Bakaj '20 is a CASP alum and an immigration paralegal at Fragomen LLP.
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Isabella Newell '23, incoming transfer student from Southwestern Community College.
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The Chancellor's Associates are a group of donors who make our scholarship possible. Through their philanthropy, we are able to support our CASP scholars throughout their time at UC San Diego.
Albana Bakaj '20, is a CASP alum and a new Chancellor's Associates Council Member. Through thoughtful leadership, they establish a culture of collaborative philanthropy to address UC San Diego's critical priorities and advance Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla's vision for academic excellence.
We also wish to send one of our incoming scholars, Isabella Newell '23, a thank you for sharing their story with Chancellor's Associates. If you are interested in writing a thank you note to our donors, please click here to learn more.
Thank you to Albana and Isabella for their support to our scholars, CASP, and the UC San Diego community!
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